Everyday you do the same hair style. You're looking to spice it up, to be less boring, less like everyone else. Here are a few styles with tips, tricks, and a few warnings! And remember, it's just hair - if you mess up and you have to go to school, just pull it up.

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Steps

Method 1 of 31: Knotted Pony

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Take a two inch hair section from just above your right ear, and pull straight back. Hold.

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Repeat above your left ear.

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Twist two sections together, and secure with a bobby pin.

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Loosely gather all your hair into a low ponytail, and secure with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section of hair from the ponytail, and wrap it around the elastic.

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Secure underneath the ponytail with a bobby pin.

Method 2 of 31: Headband Bun

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section of hair from directly above your left ear, and braid it. Secure with a mini elastic.

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Lay the braid across the top of your head, about one inch from your forehead.

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Pin the end of the braid above your right ear.

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Tease the hair at your crown.

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Smooth hair back gently with a brush.

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Gather all your hair into a low ponytail, and secure with an elastic.

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Twist the ponytail around itself (into a bun), and secure with bobby pins.

Method 3 of 31: Side swept Braid

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Make a low part on your left side.

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Sweep your hair to the right, and gather your hair over your right shoulder.

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Starting below your right ear, start braiding hair.

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Secure braid with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section from the end of the braid, and wrap it around the elastic.

As you move down, gather extra hair on the sides to add to the already# existing strands.

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Braid until all of your hair is incorporated down to the ends.

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Secure the end of the braid with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section of hair from the end of the braid and wrap it around the elastic. Secure it with pins underneath the elastic.

Method 18 of 31: Braided Crown

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Part hair on your right side.

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Take a one inch section of hair from your hairline.

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Twist it until it coils. Secure it with pins.

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Continue twisting one inch sections of hair, until the top half of your hair is all pinned up.

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Let the lower half of your hair hang down.

Method 19 of 31: Ponytail with Twist

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Part hair on your right side.

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Take a one inch section from the right side of the part and begin twisting it.

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Pull the twist to the back of your head and hold it at the nape of your neck.

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Gather your hair into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck, including the twist, and secure with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) section of hair from the ponytail and wrap it around the elastic, securing with pins underneath the tail.

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section of hair from the end, wrap it around the elastic.

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Secure it with pins underneath the elastic.

Method 20 of 31: Double Half up:

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Take a two inch section from the center of your forehead and twist it back towards the crown of your head.

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Secure the twist with pins three inches from your hairline.

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Take a two inch section to the right of the first section.

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Twist it back towards your crown. Secure the twist with pins three inches from your hairline.

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Repeat just left of the center twist, securing it with pins too.

Method 21 of 31: Knotted Coil

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Gather your hair into a high ponytail about four inches above the nape of your neck.

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Secure with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) section from the pony and wrap it around the elastic, securing with pins underneath the tail.

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Grab the end of the pony and loop it under, securing the ends with pins right under the elastic.

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Below are some styles that will work with any hair type.

Method 22 of 31: Pony Twist

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Part hair on the left side.

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Take a two inch section of hair from the right of the part.

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Sweep it across your forehead so that it hangs in front of your right ear.

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Gather your hair into a low side ponytail below your right ear, leaving the section in front of your right ear loose.

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Secure the pony with an elastic.

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Take a one inch section from the tail and wrap it around the elastic, securing with pins underneath the elastic.

Method 23 of 31: Double Tuck:

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Part hair on the right side.

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Take a three inch section from the left of the part.

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Make a mini ponytail about two inches back from your hairline.

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Secure with a mini elastic.

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Gather a three inch section of hair to the left of the first ponytail.

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Make another mini ponytail two inches below the first, above the left ear. ##Secure with a mini elastic.

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Gather hair into a low side ponytail below your left ear.

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Secure with an elastic.

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Wrap the tail around the elastic to form a loose bun. Secure with pins, leaving some of the ends sticking out.

Method 24 of 31: French Braid

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Part hair on the right side.

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Divide hair into two equal sections.

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Form two low pigtails, and secure them behind your ears with elastics.

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Take a 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) section from the right pigtail and wrap it around the elastic, securing with pins underneath the tail.

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Repeat with left pigtail.

Method 25 of 31: Half up Coil

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Part hair on the right side.

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Take a two inch section of hair from the left of the part, about two inches back from your forehead.

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Braid the hair down to the ends, and secure with an elastic.

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Gather all of the hair on the left side of your face, and pull it behind your left ear.

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Pin the braid behind your left ear to make the braid look like a headband.

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Take a two inch section from the right side of the part, two inches back from your forehead.

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Braid to the end, securing with an elastic.

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Gather the hair on the right side of your face and pull it behind your right ear.

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Pin the braid behind your right ear.

Method 26 of 31: Corkscrew Braid

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Take a two inch section of hair from the center of your forehead.

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Pin it about two inches back from your hairline.

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Tease your hair at the crown.

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Gather hair into a low center ponytail about three inches above the nape of your neck.

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Secure with an elastic.

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Wrap the tail around the elastic to form a bun and secure the bun with pins.

Method 27 of 31: Triple Twirls

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Gather the top section of your hair (from the tops of your ears to your crown) into a half# ponytail.2. Secure with an elastic.

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Take a 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) section from the pony and wrap it around the elastic, securing with pins underneath the pony.

3

Take a four inch section of hair from behind each ear.

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Twist them together, in front of the half# ponytail.

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Secure with pins.

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Take the end of the tail, lift it up, and tuck it through the top of the second pony and down.

Method 28 of 31: Loose Pouf

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Part hair on the left side.

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Take a one inch section from the right of the part, by your forehead.

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Twist that section so that it wraps toward your right ear and to the back of your head. Secure the twist with pins.

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Take another one inch section right below the first section.

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Twist that section, and place it so that it follows the first twist down to the back of the head. Secure the twist with pins.

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Gather all of your hair, including the ends of the two twists, into a low center ponytail at the nape of your neck.

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Secure with an elastic.

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Wrap the pony around the elastic to form a tight bun, and secure with pins tightly.

Method 29 of 31: Side Wave pony

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Part hair on your left/right side

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Gather all your hair onto that side and loosely tie with an elastic

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Now brush out tangles and knots.

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With a flat brush, roll your hair up or scrunch it to create soft waves

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Wrap a piece of hair (1/4 inch) around the elastic

Method 30 of 31: The Headband

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Part your hair to your preferred side

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Place any headband in your hair with a 1 inch (2.5 cm) gap between the front of band and your forehead

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Push the headband a bit forward to create a small poof in the front

Method 31 of 31: Half Ponytail

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Dampen your hair and comb it back.

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Comb the hair on the sides back to... well, the sides, and choose how much hair you'd like to be pulled back, out of your face.

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Take the hair you'd like out of your face in your hand, being sure to keep some out of the ponytail. This hair will lie down with the hair on the sides and cover your neck.

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Use a small ponytail-holder to ponytail the hair still in your hand. The rubber band will hold your hair back.

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Finally, use a barrette or flower clip to cover the ponytail and make it cute! It should appear like half of your hair is down, and half is in a ponytail - hence the name, half-ponytail.

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